Archives for January, 2010
Professional Design Practice Lesson 2: Freelance Fee Structures and How to Quote

Professional Design Practice Lesson 2: Freelance Fee Structures and How to Quote

Published On Saturday, January 30, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
Knowing how to price jobs and what to charge clients is as essential a component of being a successful fledging graphic designer as any. It’s a delicate thing to get right. Price a job too high and you risk your prospective client remaining just that—prospective. Too low, and the person on the other end [...]
10 Cool Photoshop Gold Text Effects Tutorials

10 Cool Photoshop Gold Text Effects Tutorials

Published On Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Under: Uncategorized.
I have long been a fan of the look of gold when represented digitally and today I came across a few gold text tutorials and have put them together for your viewing pleasure.
26 Logos & Their Design Evolution

26 Logos & Their Design Evolution

Published On Sunday, January 24, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
Our top 26 logo revamps for better or worse you decide.It’s hard to argue with the Art Paul’s and the Paul Rand’s of the design world. Some of the greatest logos have stood the test of time, below are the ones that obviously no longer represented the modern day image of the associated brand. Author:The Graphic [...]
6 Things To Keep In Mind When Designing A Logo

6 Things To Keep In Mind When Designing A Logo

Published On Friday, January 22, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
Paulywood for istockphoto has released an article on logo creation. A great article for those graduates or students wanting to get into creating logos for istock. Below are our fav excerpts, check out the whole article, its well worth the read. Author: Paulywood for istockphoto 6 Things To Keep In Mind When Designing A Logo It All Starts [...]
Professional Design Practice Lesson 1: Self-Promotion & Winning Work

Professional Design Practice Lesson 1: Self-Promotion & Winning Work

Published On Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
In the first of a series of lessons entitled Professional Practice, we have sourced one of todays hottest working English based freelance designers to give you the leg up on building yourself a truly professional Graphic Design practice. Look out for the following in the new series; Freelance Fee Structures & How to Quote, [...]
Get off the Mac, roll up your sleeves and get making. Once a week.

Get off the Mac, roll up your sleeves and get making. Once a week.

Published On Thursday, January 07, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
Designed by Jonathan Ive, Apples iMac is out to seduce you! In the working world it has become increasingly difficult to free yourself from the Mac and create something with your hands. Make the most of analogue and crafty disciplines offered through design education, and take your skills with you into the working world! Author: Bradley Hotson [...]
Printing Pre Press Dos and Don’ts

Printing Pre Press Dos and Don’ts

Published On Wednesday, January 06, 2010. Under: Graphic design.
The Graphic Design School have found a great list of Do’s and Don’ts relating to PRE press/printing, created by Deborah Roberti of espressographics.com which should help you avoid one of these frustrating and embarrassing (not forgetting to mention expensive) mistakes when evaluating your pre print project before it goes to press and some useful [...]